Bernalillo County's clerk has a warning for Albuquerque residents: People trying to help you register to vote may be giving out incorrect information.

"We'd been receiving a number of different reports over the last month or so from a variety or different individuals, saying they'd been approached by folks," said clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver.

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These registration agents, Toulouse Oliver said, are approaching people at local Walmarts or at the Albuquerque BioPark, and telling them they need to re-register to vote every two to five years. That's false.

"Once you're registered, as long as you remain at your address, you'll be on the voter rolls as long as you want whether you vote or not," Toulouse Oliver said, adding that she speculates these people are trying to make a fast buck.

"These individuals that are out there registering voters are being paid by the voting registration card, so perhaps that's the reason," she said.

Whatever the reason may be, Toulouse Oliver said rest assured, register once and you're good for as long as you stay in your home.

If residents feel they've been given bad information, the County Clerk's office would like them to call right away.